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. 2019 Sep 21;20(19):4689. doi: 10.3390/ijms20194689
AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm
OLC Osteoclast-like cell
TRAP Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
TRAF TNF receptor-associated factor
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
NFATc1 Nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor α
TPM TRAP-positive macrophage
Ang II Angiotensin II
apoE−/− Apolipoprotein E-deficient
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
MFI Median fluorescence intensity
KO Knockout
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
FBS Fetal bovine serum
MEM-α Modified Eagle’s medium-α
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
TBST Tris-buffered saline-Tween 20
DAPI 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride
SEM Standard error of the means